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How to play Billy Brown on piano

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Learn Billy Brown in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: D7 – G – D7 – G
Billy Brown sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GID7V7GI
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Marching giant
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Marching giantLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Gospel-clap chords
Skips beat 1, then soulful chords that bounce off the “ands”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Gospel-clap chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 122 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: G – D7 – G
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GD7G

What chords are in Billy Brown?

The loop is D7 – G – D7 – G (V7 – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.

What key is Billy Brown in?

G major, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Billy Brown?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Billy Brown easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.